I'm booked on SQ232 on 6 November SYD-SIN. I wonder what my chances are of flying on the A380??? I'll be doubly excited if it does turn out to be the A380 because I'm flying J class Is there any official word yet from SQ when regular scheduled flights will start for the 380?? Their online schedules still show 744 for all SYD-SIN flights into early 2008.

Quoting MilesDependent (Reply 9):Can I ask how you know this? SQ220 is the least popular SYD-SIN flight. I would have thought it equally likely that the A380 would sit around SYD and operate SQ222 later in the day.

this is what is currently being planned, but could well change.
The reason it is being put on SQ221/220 is to offer an immediate turnaround, and have the aircraft back at base for 6 hours in the laucnh phase.

Also, don't forget it will operate during the Christmas holiday season (no problems filling it), as well as peak season for Australia to India travel (Nov to Feb).

Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 10):this is what is currently being planned, but could well change.
The reason it is being put on SQ221/220 is to offer an immediate turnaround, and have the aircraft back at base for 6 hours in the laucnh phase.

Also, don't forget it will operate during the Christmas holiday season (no problems filling it), as well as peak season for Australia to India travel (Nov to Feb).

Thinking through it I think this makes sense.

Comments:
* If the first delivery is August, as suggested in another thread, then we will be seeing this rotation perhaps from Sep. Sep-Nov is a pretty quiet time (except for the school hols boost for 2 weeks late Sep). By the holiday-rush surely SQ will have some more A380s and can operate a more efficient SYD-SIN-LHR-SYD schedule.

* SQ232 is the "India Special" as it connects with the BOM/DEL/MAA flights, and likely the others (DAC, CCU, BLR, ATQ, AMD, HYD). The check-in lines for SQ232 are always chocka-block (now that's an Aussie term) full of Indians.

* On the flip side I guess during the first few months they might get a few folks taking the earlier flight for the sake of the A380 - for the rarity and better premium seats. I can imagine a few travel agents and res agents saying "do you want to go on the A380 super-jumbo which leaves a few hours earlier blah (or la, ex SIN).

Quoting MilesDependent (Reply 11):On the flip side I guess during the first few months they might get a few folks taking the earlier flight for the sake of the A380 - for the rarity and better premium seats. I can imagine a few travel agents and res agents saying "do you want to go on the A380 super-jumbo which leaves a few hours earlier blah (or la, ex SIN).

Quoting MilesDependent (Reply 11):* SQ232 is the "India Special" as it connects with the BOM/DEL/MAA flights, and likely the others (DAC, CCU, BLR, ATQ, AMD, HYD). The check-in lines for SQ232 are always chocka-block (now that's an Aussie term) full of Indians.

That's rather odd, I've been on SQ232 quite a few times and wouldn't call it the "India Special", for any of the times I've flown on it. It's always been a broad mixture of Aussies, Europeans and Asians, with maybe a handfull of Indians, certainly not chokka-block full of them...